Turtle Flambeau Flowage
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileWorking a jerk bait along shore on the rocks produced so many fish for us. The rapala rip stop is a great bait for this. The smallies just chew them up!
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Northern PikeTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureMatted GrassBerkley choppos around the matted grass will catch you lots of pike. About a 30” average which is great and they fight hard!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRip Rap
After the spawn is over, working soft jerkbaits like the zoom super fluke is deadly on big smallmouth! White or pink being the best!
Casey HuebnerBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureBaitfishBig flats with weeds and bait. Long casts to cover water. Bites were few but when you got one they were quality.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueVertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureHumps
We casted into swallow rocks and drug a standard walleye jig tipped with either a flathead or a leech and we just killed the smallmouth. We picked up 6-7 species, but mainly football shaped smallmouth...super dark brown!!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureStanding Timber
Won a state kayak championship tournament fishing deeper standing timber. Buzzing topwater through the timber would pull out smallmouth on livescope. I’d then follow up by throwing a trimmed down FattyZ rigged weedlees on a 1/8 owner blockhead ewg.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Awesome put a green pumpkin craw trailer with dyed chartreuse claws and that made a big difference
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
I fished Turtle Flambeau from August 24th - 27th for my Kayak Fishing Championship 2 day tournament. The weather was cool and water temps ranged from 68-72. There was lots of sunken wood logs and rocks. I found my best and biggest bites in the river part of Turtle River along weed edges. I had a 3inch megabass spark shad in green pumpkin on a 1/4 oz ball head jig hook and would cast it parallel with the weed lines that would have drop offs into deeper water. 9 out of 10 times the fish would grab it on the fall or when I would swim it for a short while after hitting the bottom. The bite only lasted maybe 2 hours and then the Pike started to steal my lures. After that, I would throw a weighted Z Man TRD in the Green Pumpkin Goby like a senko and let it sink to the bottom along the weed edges. Then give it a slow pop up, and they would hit that as well. There were other species that would be caught using the spark shad including Pike, Perch and Walleye. The smallies fought like CRAZY so you couldn't horse them up unless you had braid/heavy line tied on.
